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11  Representative(s) K. Smith offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 28, between lines 3 and 4, of the bill

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17         Section 13.  Section 258.16, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         258.16  Rodman Reservoir Recreation Area and Reserve

20  designated.--

21         (1)  There is designated and established a state

22  recreation area to be known as Rodman Reservoir Recreation

23  Area and Reserve, in Marion and Putman Counties, which shall

24  include all state-owned lands within the floodplain of the

25  Oklawaha River and those hereafter acquired by the state from

26  Eureka Dam in Marion County to Buckman Lock in Putnam County.

27  Such lands shall be deemed and held to be a state recreation

28  area, under the supervision of the Division of Recreation and

29  Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection, and the

30  division is charged with the duty of providing for the

31  development of multipurpose recreational opportunities at this

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  1  recreation area and the care, upkeep, maintenance, and

  2  beautification of the Rodman Reservoir Recreation Area and

  3  Reserve, including all those dams, locks, and other structures

  4  transferred by the Federal Government to the state. Such

  5  structures may be permanently closed and filled with suitable

  6  materials if their continued maintenance and operation is

  7  determined by the department not to be cost-effective due to

  8  the overall condition of the structures when they were

  9  transferred by the Federal Government. The department shall

10  not adopt any rules or regulations, nor utilize any existing

11  rules or regulations, prohibiting recreational opportunities,

12  including, but not limited to hunting and fishing, in the

13  Rodman Reservoir Recreational Area and Reserve. Any proposed

14  action that would substantially alter the recreation area as

15  it existed on January 1, 2000, shall be approved by the

16  Legislature prior to implementation.

17         (2)  The Division of State Lands may acquire in the

18  name of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement

19  Trust Fund any additional property adjacent or contiguous to

20  the Rodman Reservoir Recreation Area and Reserve, from private

21  owners or from the United States Government, for improved

22  management and recreational opportunities.

23         (3)  The Division of State Lands is directed to

24  identify, contact, and inform all property owners who entered

25  into easements located within the taking line of the Rodman

26  Reservoir of the designation of this area as a state

27  recreation area.

28         (4)  By January 1, 2001, the Division of State Lands is

29  directed to submit a report to the Executive Office of the

30  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

31  House of Representatives that:

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  1         (a)  Identifies each entity that has an easement within

  2  the taking line of the reservoir.

  3         (b)  Indicates whether the holder of the easement is

  4  willing to sell the easement.

  5         (c)  Estimates the cost of acquiring the easements.

  6         (d)  Identifies any additional issues resulting from

  7  this designation.

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11  And the title is amended as follows:

12         On page 3, line 29,

13  remove from the title of the bill:  all of said lines

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16         Legislature; creating s. 258.16, F.S.;

17         designating and establishing a state recreation

18         area; providing duties of the Division of

19         Recreation and Parks of the Department of

20         Environmental Protection; providing for closure

21         of certain structures; providing for approval

22         by the Legislature of actions which would

23         substantially alter the recreation area;

24         authorizing the Division of State Lands of the

25         department to acquire contiguous property;

26         requiring the Division of State Lands to notify

27         certain easement holders of the state

28         recreation area designation; requiring a report

29         to the Governor and Legislature; providing an

30         effective date.

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  1         WHEREAS, state programs promoting economic development

  2  must be tailored to the constituency which they are created to

  3  serve, and

  4         WHEREAS, programs which serve both rural and urban

  5  areas of our state are vital to our citizens' access to

  6  opportunity, and

  7         WHEREAS, ecotourism is a critical component of many

  8  rural economic development programs, and

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